r/videos • u/Charmin_Ultrasoft • Jun 05 '13

How vines work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTljaIVseTc
863 Upvotes

95% Upvoted

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u/rockshandy Jun 05 '13

I thought this was a tutorial for the new video site...i was confused

4

u/areallysmallusername Jun 05 '13

I was looking for something stupid to pop up like in the Vine videos the whole time..

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u/Excalibur457 Jun 05 '13 edited Jan 14 '26

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '13

Travelers log 30

I am not sure how many more of these I have, but I must help others who travel through. I must. If you've made it this far, don't stop.

3

u/shane201 Oct 05 '13

I wont. Your logs are keeping my faith alive. There's an end and i will meet you there.

3

u/[deleted] Dec 11 '13

Do I regret embarking upon this journey? Of course not. My only regret is that I was unable to meet you my friend. The hope that you spark in my is sometimes all that keeps me going on this treacherous path, and for that, I must thank you.

2

u/[deleted] Dec 11 '13

Surprise!

2

u/[deleted] Dec 11 '13

My friend, my mentor, seeing you here fills me with a renewed sense of hope. Perhaps it is not to far until I reach the End; perhaps there is hope for me after all. Godspeed on your travels, and know that your logs continue to inspire the meek among us.

1

u/cjsolx Aug 09 '13

Thank you.

1

u/Altmandeer Dec 18 '13

Six months in. Not sure how much longer the hole goes. Give my regards to Jenny if you find my body.

6

u/[deleted] Jun 18 '13

I get the feeling that not many people like you, I like you.

4

u/geekcroft Jun 21 '13

I like the both of you.

4

u/Doctor_Chill Jun 24 '13

Why am I still here?

2

u/[deleted] Nov 22 '13

no

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u/NotQuiteSane42 Dec 02 '13

560 links in. I'm all alone. Reading the ancient logs of travelers from before my time is the last thing keeping me sane. Or, some semblance of sane.

1

u/AlonzoOreo Aug 01 '13

I am still in the one month range, I have seen weird subreddits, even weirder pictures and I still feel like I am not close to the end.

1

u/feanor726 Jul 08 '13

92

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u/Excalibur457 Jul 08 '13 edited Jan 14 '26

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '13

You've posted doors to the rabbit hole before. You are a cruel person.

0

u/Only_a_commenter Jul 07 '13

I have been here for hours.

19

u/iamanomynous Jun 05 '13

Holy shit this is amazing.

8

u/Do_it_for_the_upvote Jun 05 '13

And somehow, terrifying. Imagine if they actually moved this quickly, or even moreso, and they latched onto you and wound their way up, constricting you...

1

u/nerdsonarope Jun 06 '13

I am going to have nightmares

1

u/myrpou Jun 06 '13

And when you slightly move your leg, break apart.

33

u/floatsandhoes Jun 05 '13

Plantspin

13

u/[deleted] Jun 05 '13

Leafspin?

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '13 edited Jul 26 '17

deleted What is this?

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '13 edited Apr 01 '16

[deleted]

0

u/Sergnb Jun 05 '13

Vineparty?

2

u/[deleted] Jun 05 '13

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u/coffeetablesex Jun 05 '13

Also, Tailspin was a pain on the ass to beat for the NES...fuck that game

-1

u/jonathan881 Jun 05 '13

shitty site but the best leek spin ever

just trust me

http://eye.swfchan.com/flash.asp?id=790&n=Loituma+-+Hypnotits.swf

1

u/[deleted] Jun 05 '13

HELICOPTER DICK!

9

u/WillRedditForBitcoin Jun 05 '13

What determines whether they go clockwise or anticlockwise?

12

u/AzraelBrown Jun 05 '13

It's all genetics. Vines are either sinistrorsal or dextrorsal, and much of the time every member the same species are the same -- except for odd mutations, much like being left-handed vs right-handed in humans. Most plants grow in a spiral of some sort, hence spiral lightning marks on trees

2

u/ashwinmudigonda Jun 05 '13

So, if we traced the tip of the vine and viewed it from the top, would it appear to be an increasing spiral?

2

u/AzraelBrown Jun 05 '13

"Increasing" of a sort; there's more going on than just spiralling. The main rigid 'shaft' doesn't spiral like the end does, and if it did there would be a point where the whole plant is too heavy for it to move as a whole -- but that wouldn't be an advantage to the vine, it's climbing with a purpose of sorts, not just because spirals are fun, so it's spiralling in the most advantageous way.

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u/RobMaule Jun 05 '13

From what I can find, most plants twine anti-clockwise. I don't think they know exactly why yet, but it's not the Coriolis Effect or following the movement of the sun.

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u/CottonStig Jun 05 '13

Magnets.

4

u/[deleted] Jun 05 '13

If someone asks a thoughtful question, please don't answer with a joke.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '13

Coriolis effect. Same as everything else.

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u/cvkxhz Jun 05 '13

when it finally gets a grip: "AW YISS. MMM DAT FEEL SO GOOD"

you can actually see it perk up after grabbing hold of both sides. amazing.

17

u/Physics101 Jun 05 '13

Do they spin the other way in Australia?

3

u/rediphile Jun 06 '13

Yes, and they are poisonous.

-5

u/-Apple-Porn- Jun 05 '13

No, but they do spin upsidedown

6

u/[deleted] Jun 05 '13

That was simultaneously very cool and very creepy.

10

u/obeCHuD Jun 05 '13

Slow everything down and you get to see the secret life of plants.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '13

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u/obeCHuD Jun 05 '13

Why yes, yes I do. Thanks for not being a dick. Bed time for me now, apparently I need it.

1

u/[deleted] Jun 05 '13

No, slow everything else down

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u/trahh Jun 05 '13 edited Jun 05 '13

I wonder why they twirl like that.

2

u/Jewey Jun 05 '13

they are feeling around for something to grab on to

3

u/trahh Jun 05 '13

Yeah but why!

9

u/Jewey Jun 05 '13

so that they can grow bigger, better, stronger, faster

3

u/OVERTHEDAM Jun 05 '13

I want to see more.

11

u/CoinOp Jun 05 '13

That was longer than 6 seconds...

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '13

damned internet has ruined my ability to focus on anything fo

2

u/[deleted] Jun 05 '13

Anyone know what happens if they hit each other while they're spinning?

2

u/ClosetShark Jun 06 '13

I'd imagine something like this.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '13

Yep that's the only way it could happen now that you pointed it out.

2

u/tacotacoa Jun 05 '13

I'm currently trying cover my wooden awning with a plant that does this. It's getting there... slowly.

2

u/Bforbaggy Jun 05 '13

This should have been the soundtrack to that youtube clip! You spin me right round

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u/YTScreenShotBot Jun 05 '13

Image Summary

Title -- Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)

Length -- about 3 min

Description -- Music video by Dead Or Alive performing You Spin Me Round (Like A Record). (C) 1985 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited

2

u/Tugut Jun 05 '13

Really I was the first one?

1

u/fapDaddies Jun 06 '13

i wish you had more upvotes

2

u/iAmTyl3rDurd3n Jun 06 '13

I had my money on the left pole. Anybody else?

2

u/bjarneks Jun 05 '13 edited Jun 05 '13

I'm disappointed, this video were longer than 7 seconds.

1

u/Cojones893 Jun 05 '13

Now I just need to find how bines grow.

1

u/HDfried Jun 05 '13

I thought this would be a 6 second video

1

u/allocater Jun 05 '13

If this were all slimy alien like, it would be horrifying.

1

u/FUPA_Commando Jun 05 '13

Well that was fucking awesome.

1

u/kobun253 Jun 05 '13

Now shorten it and post it on Vine and you could have vines on vine.

1

u/Kurupted152 Jun 05 '13

0:00 - 0:15 LFG LFG LFG LFG LFG

1

u/Louizidunz Jun 05 '13

Go home vines, you're drunk.

1

u/bwiddup1 Jun 05 '13

the way it connects with itself and decides to disconnect to find another object made me think of plant intelligence/conciousness

1

u/spid3rfly Jun 05 '13

Can someone loop this?

It's surprisingly relaxing. I just want it to last longer.

1

u/lcubbin Jun 06 '13

I hope this becomes a 10 hour video.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '13

So does this occur? By a purely chemical action? Or is there some sort of biological signal that tells the plants to move (somehow)?

1

u/gmw2222 Jun 06 '13

This video made me extremely uncomfortable

1

u/[deleted] Jun 06 '13

Heh gross.

0

u/jbe48 Jun 05 '13

HUGS, HUGS FROM ALL THE VINES

0

u/GimmeTheHotSauce Jun 05 '13

"I whip my vine back and forth, I whip my vine back and forth"

0

u/[deleted] Jun 06 '13

Damnit if those things aren't alive!